Simple controls
Video game concept
The control scheme is abnormally simple, such as using only one button. Used either because the gameplay itself is very simple or as a source of artificial difficulty.
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LIN 2012-03-24
FLA 2009-09-02
WIN 2012-03-24
WIN 2013-08
WIN 2014-10-14
In case of artificial difficulty, this can't be considered to imply simple gameplay as the oversimplification of controls makes it actually more complex (on mental level).
See also: simple gameplay
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The first Simple controls video game was released in 1999.
Bossa Studios, Stolen Couch Games and Semi Secret Software published most of these games.